diff --git a/min/lib/Minify/CSS/Compressor.php b/min/lib/Minify/CSS/Compressor.php
index 6aedcbd..57ccd6a 100644
--- a/min/lib/Minify/CSS/Compressor.php
+++ b/min/lib/Minify/CSS/Compressor.php
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ class Minify_CSS_Compressor {
             \\s+
             /x'
             ,"$1\n", $css);
-
+        
+        // prevent triggering IE6 bug: http://www.crankygeek.com/ie6pebug/
+        $css = preg_replace('/:first-l(etter|ine)\\{/', ':first-l$1 {', $css);
+            
         return trim($css);
     }
     
diff --git a/min_unit_tests/_test_files/css/hacks.css b/min_unit_tests/_test_files/css/hacks.css
index 9108750..fccd321 100644
--- a/min_unit_tests/_test_files/css/hacks.css
+++ b/min_unit_tests/_test_files/css/hacks.css
@@ -60,3 +60,7 @@ foo { /* filters for IE */
 @media tty {
  i{content:"\";/*" "*/}} @import 'midpassafter.css'; /*";}
 }/* */
+
+/* leave at least 1 space between these pseudo elements and "{" for IE6: http://www.crankygeek.com/ie6pebug/ */
+p:first-letter  {color:red;}
+p:first-line   {color:red;}
diff --git a/min_unit_tests/_test_files/css/hacks.min.css b/min_unit_tests/_test_files/css/hacks.min.css
index df11033..c26cea8 100644
--- a/min_unit_tests/_test_files/css/hacks.min.css
+++ b/min_unit_tests/_test_files/css/hacks.min.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /*\*/a{}.foo{color:red}/**//*\*//*/@import "ie5mac.css";/**//*/*/.foo{display:block}/**//*/*//*/.foo{display:crazy}/**/div{width:140px;width/**/:/**/100px;width:/**/100px}html>/**/body{}div{width:400px;voice-family:"\"}\"";voice-family:inherit;width:300px}div{filter:chroma(color=#aabbcc);filter:mask(color=#000000) shadow(color=#9BAD71, direction=135) chroma(color=#000000)}@media
 screen{/*\*/* html
 div#page{height:1%}/**/}foo{_height:20px;*height:15px}@media
-tty{i{content:"\";/*" "*/}}@import 'midpassafter.css';/*"}}/* */
\ No newline at end of file
+tty{i{content:"\";/*" "*/}}@import 'midpassafter.css';/*"}}/* */p:first-letter {color:red}p:first-line {color:red}
\ No newline at end of file